Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Overview

Position Title: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

FLSA Status: Exempt

Department: Behavioral Health

Reports To: Chief Medical Officer

The Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) provides direct counseling and support to patients and their caregivers to promote healthy behaviors and assist in adjustment to the life challenges brought on by acute injury, chronic illness and/or subsequent disability.

Starting Wage: $86,005.67/year. The posted wage is the current starting wage for this position. Actual wage is dependent on the applicant's relevant experience and qualifications for this position. The wage range for this position may be subject to change in the future depending on a variety of factors such as market conditions, business needs, legal developments, and other appropriate factors.

• Current State of Hawaii clinical social work licensure (LCSW).
• Education:
  
  Graduate of a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, with a minimum of a Masters degree in social work.
• Two (2) years of clinical social work experience. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Experience working within a collaborative interdisciplinary patient care team.
• Previous clinical social work experience with persons with disabilities, rehabilitation, and/or inpatient settings.

Our team models REHAB’s core values H.E.A.R.T. in daily actions. Honesty – Speak and act with truth and respect. Engagement – Embrace and commit to our mission, vision and values. Aloha – Serve others with a spirit of kindness and compassion. Resilience – Rebound and recover with a sense of urgency. Teamwork – Work together for success.

• Provides social work services, including but not limited to: initial and ongoing psychosocial assessment, counseling, consultation, education, resource and referral services and advocacy.
• Builds positive, trusting rapport with patients.
• Creates and adjusts the social work plan of care according to individual patient needs and circumstances, with the goal to empower the patient and caregivers through education and support.
• Participates in developing the interdisciplinary plan of care and provides relevant patient information to the interdisciplinary team in advance of team conferences, when indicated.
• Understands the diversity of patient’s needs and demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the patient.
• Facilitates educational and support groups.
• Provides guidance in hospital committees regarding behavioral health issues impacting patients and/or staff.
• Supports the REHAB mission and team approach to provide, with other members of the team, holistic care to the patient and family.
• Uses sound judgment and ensures patient safety.
• Follows and adheres to all organizational and departmental policies and guidelines, code of conduct, and REHAB employee handbook.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Maintain a high level of proficiency in the following REHAB competencies:

• Job Knowledge
• Accountability
• Communication and interpersonal/relationship building skills
• Adaptability and problem solving, decision making
• Organization and project management

Office equipment, including telephone, computer and multifunction devices (MFDs). Google’s G Suite, report writer and database software.